FREEZE FRAME: Tony Shalhoub, Santino Fontana & Cast of ACT ONE Meets the Press
By: Walter McBride Mar. 04, 2014
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Lincoln Center Theater will soon present Act One, a play written and directed by James Lapine from the autobiography by Moss Hart. The production is scheduled to begin previews Thursday, March 20 and open on Thursday, April 17 at the Vivian Beaumont Theater (150 West 65 Street). The play will feature Bill Army, Will Brill, Laurel Casillo, Chuck Cooper, Steven Kaplan, Will LeBow, Mimi Lieber, Charlotte Maier, Andrea Martin, Deborah Offner, Matthew Saldivar, Matthew Schechter, Bob Stillman, Amy Warren, Santino Fontana and Tony Shalhoub.
The company met the press earlier today and BroadwayWorld was on hand for the big event. Check out a photo preview from the festivities below, and be sure to check back later for complete coverage!
ACT ONE, James Lapine's new play from the classic autobiography by Moss Hart, deemed one of the finest books about 20th-century American theater, eloquently chronicles the playwright/director's impoverished childhood and his determined struggle to escape poverty and forge a career in the theater. A path which led to his collaboration with George S. Kaufman and their first great success, Once In a Lifetime. The company of sixteen actors will play multiple roles with Tony Shalhoub, Santino Fontana and Matthew Schechter playing Moss Hart at different stages of his life.
ACT ONE will have sets by Beowulf Boritt, costumes by Jane Greenwood, lighting by Ken Billington, sound by Dan Moses Schreier and original music by Louis Rosen.
Photo Credit: Walter McBride
Tony Shalhoub, Santino Fontana, Matthew Schechter, Andrea Martin and Chuck Cooper
Matthew Saldivar, Andrea Martin, Deborah Offner, Mimi Lieber, Chuck Cooper, Charlotte Maier, Steven Kaplan, Laurel Casillo, Bill Army, Bob Stillman, Will LeBow and Amy Warren
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